Córdoba, in Andalusia, puts on its best clothes in May. During this month some of the most well-known festivals of the city that houses the famous Mosque are celebrated. Below you will find detailed information on each one of them by clicking on the one that interests you the most. Visiting this city in May […]
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The Califal Baths are Arab baths of Córdoba (Spain), whose remains were found accidentally in 1903 in Campo Santo de los Mártires, which months later were buried. Between 1961 and 1964, a group of Cordovan historians brought to light this construction, leaving evidence of the great extent of it. These baths or hammam, contiguous to […]
Kalendas is a program of activities that highlights the importance of Roman culture in the city of Córdoba: routes, visits, gastronomy, theater, recreation, … A program with a variety of alternatives that can be carried out from February 23 to March 11, 2018 KALENDAS PROGRAM
Located on the side façade of the church of San Pedro, this square opens with a trace dating from the sixteenth century. Of this same time it is the ancestral house of the Aguayos, that gives name to the present place religious college. In the center of the square stands a Triumph of San Rafael […]
The house of los Hoces, also called the house of the Guzmanes, is an old manor house located in the neighborhood of La Trinidad de Córdoba (Spain) .1 The plot was donated by King Fernando III to the family of Hoces, whose Coat of arms is on the front of the house. This old house […]
The Tower of Calahorra (Arabic: qala’at al-Hurriya) is a fortress of Islamic origin conceived as an entrance and protection of the Roman Bridge of Cordoba (Spain). It was declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1931, together with the Roman bridge and the bridge door. It is part of the historic center of Cordoba that was declared […]
Henri Matisse, one of Fauvism’s parents, said that “there are always flowers for those who want to see them”. Undoubtedly, that is the spirit of FLORA, a new festival dedicated to floral art that will see the light in Cordoba from 20 to 29 October. Other images 3 Photos The first edition of the International […]
Cordoba is a city with an enormous cultural and monumental legacy. Its strategic location, close to the river Guadalquivir, once navigable, and the heritage of the different peoples settled in its rich lands, have made it a privileged place. Unesco (Cultural, Scientific and Educational Organization of the United Nations) recognized in 1994 the universal importance […]
When Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Cordoba in 1236, the Mosque was consecrated as a cathedral (remember that the term “cathedral” means a church where the bishop’s seat is located, and that not all cathedrals are huge Gothic churches). In 1266, under the auspices of Alfonso X of Castile and Leon, a Gothic Major Chapel […]